Exam 1: Conceptual Base for Leadership and Management

The nurse wishes to improve personal Emotional Intelligence (EI) in hopes of a promotion to nurse manager. Which skills are important for this nurse to improve? Select all that apply.

The Future of Nursing report not only identifies recommendations for the nursing profession, but also priorities for nursing research. Which of the following are included in the priorities? Select all that apply.

Which strategy supports the American Association of Colleges of Nursing description of a professional practice environment? Select all that apply.

Choose the option that best describes knowledge management theory.

There have been several patient complaints that the staff members of the unit are disorganized and that "no one seems to know what to do or when to do it." The staff members concur that they don't have a real sense of direction and guidance from their leader. Which type of leadership is this unit experiencing?

The nurse executive of a healthcare organization wishes to prepare and develop nurse managers for several new units that the organization will open next year. What should be the primary goal for this work?

The nurse manager has asked that all staff nurses develop effective leadership competencies. How should the staff nurses interpret this request?

Porter-O'Grady, a nursing leader, comments on a critical concern for nursing, as noted in this chapter. What is this concern?

Which of The Future of Nursing report recommendations will have an impact on nursing leadership?

Compare and contrast manager roles and leadership roles by choosing the options that are more aligned with the manager role. Select all that apply.

Select the reason the transformational leadership sometimes fails in an organization.

Peter Drucker's view of management stimulated the shift toward the realization of the importance of participatory organizations. Which option provides a scenario that is an example of a participatory organization?

The nursing staff communicates that the new manager has a focus on the "bottom line," and little concern for the quality of care. What is likely true of this nurse manager?

Which scenarios are examples of issues facing nursing in an age of healthcare change? Select all that apply.

Which behavior demonstrates the nurse's competency as an emotionally intelligent leader?

The new chief operating officer (COO) of the healthcare facility states, "I believe that Fiedler had it right in his Contingency theory." The nurse executive understands that this COO will work to create which type of environment in the facility? Select all that apply.

Compare and contrast transformational leaders and bureaucratic leaders by choosing the options that are examples of transformational leadership. Select all that apply.

A nurse manager is preparing performance appraisal evaluations. Which management function is the manager demonstrating?

The nurse executive wishes to be a transformational leader. What should this nurse focus on to become effective in this role? Select all that apply.

Keeping Patients Safe and The Future of Nursing reports both address important nursing issues related to leadership and management. What aspect of healthcare delivery do they both emphasize in relationship to nurses?